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DARK SOULS III, by FromSoftware, Inc. (Action), came out on Steam on April 11, 2016. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Estimate per graphics card
For each card: the highest settings level that stays smooth, and the expected frame-rate range. This is a conservative estimate worked out from the publisher's recommended specs, not a measurement: your processor, drivers and game updates move it.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High59–60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | High57–60 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 12 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | Medium60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | Medium60 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 8 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | Medium60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | Medium57–60 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 8 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | Low60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB | High60 fps | High60 fps | Low58–60 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB | High60 fps | Medium60 fps | Low49–60 fps |
| Radeon RX 580 8 GB | High60 fps | Low60 fps | Low38–52 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | High57–60 fps | Low60 fps | Low35–48 fps |
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably when the game offers them.
Best settings
The setting ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick to play at 60 frames per second: the best-looking detail level that stays smooth, with upscaling when it lets you go one step up (DLSS on GeForce RTX, XeSS on Intel Arc, FSR on other cards). If DARK SOULS III doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High60 fps | High60 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High60 fps | High + FSR Quality60 fps |
At these levels, ORION keeps textures on high from 8 GB of video memory (they cost memory, hardly any frames), sets the frame cap on the target for steady pacing, turns off motion blur and film grain, and leaves vertical sync off. This is a conservative estimate, not a measurement: in ORION, the first measured session corrects the setting.
Official specs
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.
Questions
The publisher recommends: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 series. By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1060.
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: 60 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs DARK SOULS III at 1080p on high settings, 60 frames per second.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs DARK SOULS III at 1080p on high settings, 60 frames per second.
The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 4 GB).
The official page asks for 25 GB of storage.
The publisher's recommended specs are the reference point (about 60 frames per second at 1080p on high settings, unless the publisher says otherwise). Each card's power is compared with the recommended card (the average when the publisher names several), then adjusted to the screen resolution. A low margin is kept, and less video memory than recommended drops one level.
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